Since 1990, Daniel has been AV® rated by Martindale-Hubbell®, the highest – preeminent peer review rating for professional ability and ethics.

Professional Background

Ball Law Offices, P.C. (2003 – Present)  Principal

Selzer Gurvitch Rabin & Obecny, Chtd. (2003 – 2006) Of Counsel

Goldberg & Ball, P.C. f/k/a Lewis, Goldberg & Ball, P.C. (1994 – 2003)  Partner

Law Offices of Daniel A. Ball (1988 – 1994) Principal

U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission, Division of Corporation Finance (1986 – 1988)

Counsel Lockie & Associates, P.C. (1982 – 1985)  Associate Attorney

Chief Judge H. Carl Moultrie, III, Superior Court of the District of Columbia (1981) Legal Intern

U.S. Department of Justice, Tax and Antitrust Divisions (1981-1982) Law Clerk

Education

Georgetown University Law Center, LL.M. in Securities Regulation, 1987
Antioch School of Law, J.D., 1982  (Editor, Antioch Law Journal)
University of Texas at Austin, B.A., 1978

Professional Activities

Current:

FINRA (f/k/a NASD) Board of Arbitrators since 1989
Public Investors Arbitration Bar Association

Past:

Mediator, Circuit Court for Montgomery County, MD
Judge, ABA Region 3 Law School Mediation Competition
Montgomery County Bar Assn. Young Lawyers Mentor – Securities Law
Special Counsel to Trustee in broker-dealer bankruptcy
American Trial Lawyers Association

Bar Admissions

Maryland, Virginia and District of Columbia
Admitted to practice in all state courts of Maryland, Virginia and the District of Columbia

Also admitted to practice in these federal courts:

U.S. District Court for Maryland
U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
U.S. Court of Federal Claims

Publications

Auction Rate Securities: The New Frontier, Securities Arbitration 2008: Evolving and Improving, The Practicing Law Institute, Vol. 2 (co-authors: Ball & Cherdack)

Published Decisions

Navy, Marshall & Gordon, P.C. v. USAID,  557 F.  Supp. 484 (D.D.C. 1983)
Marriott PLP Corp. v. Tuschman, 97 F.3d 1448 (4th Cir. 1996)
Marriott PLP Corp. v. Tuschman, 904 F. Supp. 461 (D. Md.1995)
Liberty Life Assur. Co. v. Stone Street Capital, Inc., 93 F. Supp.2d 630 (D. Md. 2000)
Pilates, Inc. v. Georgetown Bodyworks Deep Muscle Massage Centers, Inc., 201 F.R.D. 261 (D.D.C.  2000)
Pilates, Inc. v. Georgetown Bodyworks Deep Muscle Massage Centers, Inc., 157 F.Supp.2d 75 (D.D.C. 2001)
Sterling Trust Co. v. Micronex, Inc., 2002 WL 1353359 (D.C. Super. 2002)